Be a Blister Sister!
Do your bit for 16 days of Activism and join the Sisters with Blisters annual protest walk.
Sisters, misters, kids and four-legged friends are invited to walk 5kms and make a statement in high heels, slippers, trainers or sandals and unite against women and child abuse.
This is your chance to dress up, step out, speak out and inspire victims of abuse to change their lives for the better in the 11th annual 1st for Women Sisters with Blisters protest walk with Jacaranda FM.
“This will be the largest peaceful protest of its kind. A chance for men, women, children to come together, walk as one and make our collective voices heard. There is strength in numbers and with that strength comes power , the power to make a difference,” said Casey Rousseau, spokesperson for 1st for Women Insurance and the 1st for Women Foundation which to date has raised R49 million to fight violence against women.
Sisters with Blisters marks the start of 16 days of activism for no violence against women and children.
All proceeds raised will be donated to two organisations that make an active and practical difference to the lives of those affected by abuse: Men and Women against Child Abuse and the Centre for Community Justice and Development.
In 2014/2015, it was estimated that 563 841 sexual offences occurred but only 62 649 sexual offences were reported. Out of these figures, 8 174 of these sexual offences cases went to court, and only 1
